Rahul Gandhi to NEET aspirants: ‘I will be your voice in Parliament’
The Hindu
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on June 9 over the NEET-UG medical entrance row, saying the alleged “irregularities” in the examination have devastated more than 24 lakh students even before he takes oath for a new term in office.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on June 9 over the NEET-UG medical entrance row, saying the alleged "irregularities" in the examination have devastated more than 24 lakh students even before he takes oath for a new term in office.
Mr. Gandhi assured students in the country that he would become their voice in Parliament and strongly raise the issues related to their future.
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In a post in Hindi on X, Mr. Gandhi said, "Narendra Modi has not even taken oath yet and the irregularities in the NEET exam has devastated more than 24 lakh students and their families."
Six students from a single exam centre topped the exam with maximum marks, while many got such marks which are technically not possible, but the government continuously denies the possibility of paper leak, the former Congress chief said.
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